Conan reborn as a detective

Chapter 829
There are many places where crowds gather in London. Gao Cheng followed his uncle to find places like the British Museum and Buckingham Palace, but he still thought about the poetic code along the way.

It is indeed quite difficult to unlock the code without even knowing who the prisoner is.

But it is not completely untraceable, because there are still suspicious behaviors of prisoners that can be used for reference.

Using so many children to send crime notices to the police station is probably to cause a commotion, or to hide something, so they had to find so many children.

The other is "Ask Holmes".

Maybe the code has something to do with "Sherlock Holmes"...

Gao Cheng checked the password again.

First of all, "the ringing of the bell woke me up" in the first line. If you can figure out this sentence, the following sentences should also be able to be deciphered.

Speaking of the bell, the sixth line also mentioned the bell. The bell in London is the most reminiscent of that...

Gao Cheng looked at Big Ben, which could be clearly seen on the other side, the tall clock tower that can be regarded as a landmark building in London.

"I didn't find anything suspicious at all," Mori Kogoro complained as he walked, "I've already searched for the main places where many people might gather. I think it's just a prank, hmph!"

"However," Xiaolan comforted, "it happened to visit London, which is not bad."

"What nonsense! I just pay attention to whether there are suspicious guys, so I don't have the mood to go sightseeing!" Maori Kogoro said angrily, "You also help me to watch carefully..."

"Strange," Xiaolan looked around, wondering, "Where's Kido-senpai? You won't be lost, right?"

"Huh?" The uncle also turned his head, and Gao Cheng was nowhere to be found, "Forget it, that kid is not a child, can he still lose himself?"

"But Kido-senpai doesn't know the way, and he doesn't seem to be very good at English."

"Really, I'll go back and look for it. You wait for me here first."

Hearing Xiaolan's worry, the uncle's heart sank.

You are right, he is not good at English, and Gao Cheng is probably not much better...

Under Big Ben on the other side, Gao Cheng asked the guards about the situation in fluent English, but found no suspicious person.

It's true that he didn't know the way very well, but he had no problem asking directions in English, and he happened to have a London travel map with him.

"Thanks."

After asking the guard, Gao Cheng held his chin and continued to meditate.

In theory, it should be Big Ben, but...

Like London in the 19th century in the previous game, there is also a bridge next to Big Ben. When Gao Cheng lowered his head, he accidentally found a strange arrow on the side of the road, pointing to the bridge.

Walking along the bridge, a brick-sized drain cover in the middle of the bridge was removed by something, and there was a line of English written next to the drain.

"Uncanny Valley..."

Gao Cheng squatted beside the drain, silently looking at English.

"Uncanny Valley" is a story in the Sherlock Holmes series, so the code is indeed related to Sherlock Holmes.

Gao Cheng took out his mobile phone to check the second line of the code.

I am the long-nosed magician who lives in the castle...

Since the "bell" is Big Ben, what would the "castle" or "the long-nosed wizard" refer to, somewhere near Big Ben?

If it is a keyword type of code, there is a district in London called Elrphant & Castle, which means elephant and castle. Elephant and long-nosed magician can barely be connected together.

Gao Cheng turned his gaze to the third row.

The only thing that can be used to fill the stomach is a boiled egg that is as cold as a corpse...

"Eggs" and "pickled melon", "cake", and "two swords" in the following sentences all seem like keywords.

Does it also refer to buildings or areas?

Speaking of which, if it is an egg-shaped building...

Gao Cheng quickly opened the travel brochure, and found a picture of Tower Bridge in the album.

Tower Bridge is an upward suspension bridge across the River Thames. It is also a symbol of London and one of the landmarks that tourists must check in.

And on the south bank of the Thames next to Tower Bridge, there is an egg-shaped glass building.

It's London City Hall.

Gao Cheng continued to look through the atlas, and found the Swiss Re Insurance Headquarters Building, nicknamed the Gherkin Building because of its cucumber-like shape, which is a landmark in the financial district.

The remaining cake-shaped buildings and two sword-shaped buildings cannot be determined, so we can only ask the locals to find out. Judging from the previous lines of codes, even if they are not landmark buildings, they should be very obvious.

However, first of all, you still need to go to each place to confirm. If you guess correctly, there should be something left like Big Ben, which means that his deduction is correct.

The first stop was the Elephant Castle area closest to Big Ben. I really couldn’t think of any buildings, but when Gao Cheng got out of the station, he saw a suspicious man in a suit walking around the exit. A suitcase with "Identity" written on it.

A case of identity... A title from the Sherlock Holmes series, The Missing Groom.

"Hold, I'm sorry," the man in the suit said in panic when Gao Cheng grabbed hold of him, "Someone gave me money to hang around the station dressed like this. He prepared this empty suitcase and suit..."

"Do you remember what that man looked like?"

"I don't see it clearly, it's just a dark-skinned man with a hat and dreadlocks..."

"It's the same again."

Gao Cheng opened the empty box and looked, but found nothing.

Leaving the man's contact information, Gao Cheng continued to the next place ahead, the egg-shaped London City Hall.

No suspicious person was found this time, but strange dolls were left in various corners. The English meaning of "Mazelen Gem" was written on the doll's chest.

Another case in the Sherlock Holmes series.

Putting away the dolls, Gao Cheng continued to rush to the Gherkin Building on the opposite side of the Thames River. Around the building, he found many old pens covered in scratches. This time the text was the title of the novel "The Dancing Man".

Gao Cheng didn't continue to investigate the next place, but frowned at the old pen in front of him.

They are all clues related to Sherlock Holmes, but I don't know the meaning of these clues at all...

"I said Kido!" After passing Tower Bridge, Kogoro Mori, out of breath, led Xiaolan to chase after him, "What the hell are you doing? It's really going to cause trouble!"

"Uncle?" Gao Cheng saw the two come back to his senses, "What's wrong with you?"

"You still have the nerve to say it," Maoli Kogoro said angrily, "I searched back for a long time but didn't see you, and finally I had to go to the police with Xiaolan. Finally, someone said that they saw you, but they never saw you. Big Ben is chasing here!"

"Hug, sorry..."

"Damn it, it's already this time, have you found anything?"

"Yes, yes, but..."

"Dad," Xiaolan looked at the time and exclaimed suddenly, "It's almost time to make an appointment with Ms. Diana!"

"So fast?"

Gao Cheng raised his wrist watch.

Before I knew it, it was almost 8 o'clock, because the sky was so bright that I almost didn't notice it.

"London is already getting dark late," the uncle urged, "Okay, now that everyone has been found, let's go back to the hotel quickly. I don't think there will be any clues about the code in a while."

Gao Cheng had no choice but to take back what he had said.

That Ms. Diana's dinner is really hard to miss. Anyway, the travel expenses are paid by others, but he just happened to find a local to ask about the situation in London.

(End of this chapter)